Mapper

Talk story about Duff Bailey, who makes maps for bicyclists. He is working on bicycle maps of New York's 5 boroughs, under the auspices of Transportation Alternatives. The Brooklyn bike map is finished and will be issued in March. Manhattan is expected in June, the Bronx in Sept., and Queens and Staten Island in 1981. Bailey's first map was the Boston Bikemap. He has 20 volunteers who ride around evaluating routes in different weather and at different times of day. One-way streets are a particular problem to bicyclists. Writer accompanies Bailey on a mapping survey of streets between 34th and 21st St., from Eleventh to First Ave.

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